Religion Archives - Page 22 of 24

Margaret Sangster

She became one of the popular American poets in the period following the Civil War, and her poems “Elizabeth Aged Nine,” and “Are the Children at Home?” were known the country over.

Margaret Kissling

The Kisslings established a Māori girls’ boarding school in buildings which Bishop G. A. Selwyn had purchased from William Spain at Kohimarama (Mission Bay).

Marianne Williams

Marianne Williams was the first substantial witness to record, from a woman’s point of view, early domestic interaction among Māori and Pākehā.

Her mother’s mission work led Christina to take an active role in the Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Union of New Zealand. She served as secretary (1917–20) and president (1930–32), but her main contribution was her editorship, from 1923 until 1946, of Harvest Field, the union’s magazine.

Mary Isabel Lambie

Her innovation helped shape the future of New Zealand nursing.

Elizabeth of Hungary

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (1207-1231)

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc, or Jeanne d’Arc, the Maid of Orleans (1412-1431) a French heroine and martyr.

Isabella of Castile

Isabella (1451-1504), Queen of Castile

Helena Flavia

Saint Helena (247-328), wife of Constantius Chlorus, and mother of Constantine the Great. She won the gratitude of the Christian community by her zeal for the advancement of religion and her acts of piety and munificence.